毒 — Chinese character
毒
dú
poison, venom; drug, narcotic
- Pinyin
- dú
- Radical
- 80 ⽏ (Do Not)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 龶 母
- Formation
- pictophonetic — a poisonous plant; meaning component 龶; sound component 母
- Japanese
- 毒 as a kanji
Common words with 毒
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 病毒 | bìng dú | virus |
| 毒品 | dú pǐn | drugs; narcotics |
| 有毒 | yǒu dú | poisonous |
| 中毒 | zhòng dú | to be poisoned |
| 毒药 (毒藥) | dú yào | poison |
| 吸毒 | xī dú | to take drugs |
| 毒性 | dú xìng | toxicity |
| 毒素 | dú sù | toxin; (fig.) pernicious influence |
| 消毒 | xiāo dú | to disinfect; to sterilize |
| 毒气 (毒氣) | dú qì | poison gas; toxic gas |
| 恶毒 (惡毒) | è dú | malicious |
| 贩毒 (販毒) | fàn dú | to traffic narcotics; drugs trade |
English words written with 毒
毒 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · I Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 4
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 51
- Hexagram 21
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi Opening Trunks
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi Lieh Tzŭ
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